ANALYSIS: How Private Equity Fared in 2022

By many measures, private equity deal activity in 2022 slowed compared to the super-hot market seen in 2021. An analysis of deal volume and terminations, company valuations, the biggest players in the industry, and diversity among portfolio company founders paints a picture of last year’s PE market.

PE Investment Activity Dropped Off

In 2022, the amount of mergers and acquisitions deal activity involving private equity parties fell by about a third year-over-year. Aggregate investments in the private equity corner of the M&A market saw YoY reductions of 38.6% to $1.30 trillion in 2022, down $820.5 billion from $2.12 trillion in ...